27 Facts About Olivia Harrison

Olivia Trinidad Harrison is an American author and film producer, and the widow of English musician George Harrison of the Beatles.

Since her husband's death in 2001, Olivia has continued George's international aid efforts through projects in partnership with UNICEF, and is the curator of film, book and music releases related to his legacy.

Olivia Harrison represents his voice on the Beatles' Apple Corps board and is similarly a director of his charity organisation, the Material World Foundation.

Olivia Harrison authored books to accompany both these films, and in 2017 compiled a revised edition of George's 1980 autobiography, I, Me, Mine.

Olivia Harrison is the mother of George's son, Dhani Harrison, who is a musician.

Olivia Harrison's grandparents migrated to California, having grown up in Guanajuato in central Mexico.

Olivia Harrison's father, Zeke, was a dry cleaner, and her mother, Mary Louise, worked as a seamstress.

Olivia Harrison's self-titled 1979 album includes the song "Dark Sweet Lady," which he said best captured the renewal Arias had provided in his life.

Olivia Harrison was habitually present in the recording studio with her husband.

Olivia Harrison accused Giuliano of falsifying a brief acquaintance with George into a friendship and criticised his depiction of Paul McCartney, whom Giuliano had dismissed as "vacuous and shallow".

On December 30,1999, George and Olivia Harrison were attacked by a deranged man who broke into Friar Park.

Olivia Harrison attacked the assailant with a fireplace poker and a heavy table lamp, and he turned on her.

Olivia Harrison spent a period in seclusion while mourning her loss.

Olivia Harrison is one of the five directors of Apple Corps.

Olivia Harrison appeared on stage at Microsoft's E3 press conference in June 2009, again with Ono, McCartney and Starr, to promote The Beatles: Rock Band.

In November 2002, Olivia Harrison produced the Concert for George tribute, which featured Eric Clapton, Jeff Lynne, Billy Preston, Tom Petty, Shankar, Starr and McCartney, along with Dhani.

Olivia Harrison wrote the introduction to the 2002 reissue of George's autobiography, I, Me, Mine, and authored the book Concert for George, which was published by Genesis Publications in 2005.

Olivia Harrison has overseen reissue campaigns of her late husband's recording catalogue.

Olivia Harrison helped Dhani compile the Dark Horse Years box set in 2004 and wrote an introduction on the history of Dark Horse Records in the accompanying booklet.

Olivia Harrison co-produced the Concert for Bangladesh Revisited documentary accompanying the 2005 reissue of the Concert for Bangladesh album and film.

Olivia Harrison was reissue producer of Living in the Material World in 2006.

In 2007, Olivia Harrison produced the documentary included in the Traveling Wilburys box set The Traveling Wilburys Collection.

Olivia Harrison co-produced the Martin Scorsese documentary George Harrison: Living in the Material World, and appeared with Scorsese at Cannes in 2010 and in New York City in the summer of 2011 promoting it.

Olivia Harrison authored the accompanying book, George Harrison: Living in the Material World, published by Abrams.

Olivia Harrison compiled a revised edition of I, Me, Mine, which was published by Genesis in February 2017.

Olivia Harrison is a director of the Material World Foundation, which he established in 1973 to "sponsor diverse forms of artistic expression and to encourage the exploration of alternative life views and philosophies", and of the Harrison Family Foundation.

Olivia Harrison contributed to actress Salma Hayek's UNICEF fundraising campaign in response to the September 2017 Mexican earthquakes.